Meat press and ejector



Nov. 27 1923.

F'. KRUSE MEAT PRESS AND EJECTOR Filed sept. 5, 1922 2 sheetsLsheet 1 Ml W w w @MP4- 353735 jg IN V EN TOR.

ATTORNEYS Nov. 27, 1923. F. KRUSE MEAT PRESS ANn'EJEcToR Filed Sept. 5.1922 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

INVENToR. Tipo/NAND /fRl/SE A TTORNEYl Patented Nov. 27, 1923.

' {UNITED 'fsi'TATEs FERDINAND Kauen, orjronr RICHMOND, NEW YORK;

MEAT PRESS AND EJECTOR.

Application led September 5, 1922. Serial No. 586,091.

to -provide va meat #container and ejector. of.

thetypev ldisclosed in my prior .Patent #1350160 granted August 17th,1920 and.

*adapted to be 'used as an attachment to .a

meat slicing machine. Amore specific' obi' jec'tis to Vimprove upon theconstruction. shown in the said patent. A v A further object is toprovide means for attaching -the device to a slicing machine whereby Ythe operating mechanism of the slicing machine is used to-automaticallyfeed the contents of the container to the 3 slicing knife.

Another object is to detachably mountV the slicing machine attachmentupon the device and to provide an vinterchangeable Jat-VV tachment toreplace `the slicing machine attachment when itis desired vto use theconconstruction, combination 'and arrangement i Fg. 1 is a plan view ofmy invention, with 4 ture and le-adlng outwardly from the apela ture arethe key ways 23 to'permit the. passage ofthe pins VY211lwhich projectlaterally of parts herein specifically described and' illustrated in theaccompanying drawings,

wherein is shown -a preferred` 'embodiment Y ofthe invention, but it isto be understood that' changes, ,variations and modifications' maylberesorted to which fall within the yscope of the claimsfhereuntoappended;y

In the drawings forming. a portion of this specification the slicingmachine attachmentin place. i.

Fig. 2 is an vend view Vof theparts shown in Fig. j1. .I Y

' Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail of the movable bottom orejecting plate of the container. y 1

'isa; section Aon the line 5-5 of Fig. is a planview of the containerwith" the hand feeding attachment connected thereto.v N Y, l y

Fig. 7 ,is anuenlargedy sectional detail showing the manner of securingthe hand i feeding attachment.

Fig. 8 is a sectional detail on the line of Eig. 7.and.

Fig. 9 shows a modificationV of @theconfiguration of container; forstuffed casingsV i ofsmaller diameters..l

,Referring-to Figs. 1 to 5 of the drawings,

the numeral 10Y indicates any suitable supporting structureupon which'ismounted the slicing machine 11 having ythe usual, ro-

tating knife 12 adaptedwhen'the.machine 1s actuated to reciprocateacross the delivery table 13.` These slicing machines'are usuallyprovided with a feedingy carriage upon which the meat is placed andwhich ,is intermittently fed towards the rotatingknife by aworm or screw14, suitable gearing (not shown) being provided to actuate the screw.According to my invention, the feeding carriage 'is .replaced by a base15 preferably of cast metal upon which is .adjustably secured asbythebolt 15a a pair of saddles 16 Ain which .is adapted to he received themeat container .17, which is a 'hollow/"glass cylinder provided at yoneend with van annular iange 18. Slidably mounted within the container'isa .circular disc 19 which acts as a closure for .one :end ofthelcontainer :and i also serves as a'pisto-nto forcevior eject thecontents of the container towards theslicing knife.12.. ,y ik rIheinnerface of the disc is preferably provided with a plurality of .prongs'19flto i recess is .partially closedpby `the plate V21.1l

The plate21 is provided with a central aper which engage about a lockingplate-27. The

locking plate is lalso provided with a plu: rality of keyways-v 28whichwhen aligned` with the key ways 23 permit the passage of the pins24 but which when-rotated to the the screw14.` I

Means are provided rforclamping the ycon-f.. tainerv securely upon thebase and coin- Y prisesl one or vmore clamping bands consistpositionshown in F ig. 'prevent detachment of the Yfeeding rod 25.

The rod extends rearwardly through.

bearing bracket 25l and is bent laterally as indicated at 29 and thenforwardly andterininates in a nut 30 which engages with the screw 14whereby "the Vrod'25 and consequentlyV the disc 19 will be fed forwardlyby rotation of the screw, the nut 30 is vprefern ably formed with aremovable lower Vsection 30a toperinit detachment of the rod from Y ingof the halffsections 31 and 32'pivotally v being such that the pivotalVpoint of thev Ymounted as at 33 in the .lugs'34 projecting from thebase.v vThe free end of section, 32 has mounted therein a hook 35 formedupon one-end ofthe bolt36 a locknutx37 being provided to lock the catchiii-adjusted posi-fv tion, while the free endfof section'31 has pivotedthereto asY at 38a quickreleasing 25 device comprising an actuatinglever .39 to which is pivoted aV catcli'inember .40. The construction ofthe quick releasing device catch member 40 will pass a vdead centerpoint-andA hold the clamping device securely.V

in engagement with the container.

' -Theoperation of the'device described above is as follows, thecontainer 19 which vhas been filled with the meatais placed within thesaddles 16 and the clamping sections 31 andk 35 arethen secured in placeby means of the locking device. 35 to 40 inclusive.- Thelockingplate27is `then rotated yto bring the jkeywaysY 23, 28into-alignment' after.. whichthe rod 25 isinserted into the aperture 22,

.the pins 2'4n passing through vthe key waysv and into the recess 20.rlhe rod 25 is nowV turned downwardly until the nut 30 engages tliescrew 14 andthe `lowernut'section j in engagenientwith thescrew.

31;'l is secured in place to maintainathe. nut

The locking plate :27- 's again rotated to lock the pins 24 within therecess 20to prel'ventflongitudinal displacement Aofthe .rod from the,discand 'thereniovable cap 44 of. the bearing bracketis secured invplace.V It

will be' obvious;Y that asY the fniachineis operated the"y rotation.. of`the' scre`w114 will cause the; rod 25 to push the contents of thecylindrical container outwardly into contact with=the rotaryY knife.YVReferring now to Figs. 6 to 8, a hand operatedfeeding device is shownsubstituted for theV rod25and comprises aninternally threaded sleeve 41khaving the pins 42 projecting' outwardly therefrom to Yengage withinthe'slot 43intheinner face of the bracket 25EL and preventmovement ofthesleeveflongitudinally of theV bracket. A removable' cap 44 is secured asby the bolts 45 to permit detaching and attaching the rod 25 shown inFigs. 1 to 5 and the substitution of the threaded rod 25. One end of therod 25 is provided withpins 24 to engage Awithin the `recess A2() of thedisc and the j other end has secured thereto the handle 46 by therotation of which the meat is fed forward and out of tlie'containeras'desiredL lnlig. Slis shown a three lobed form of a co'ntainer'lYadapted to be used for sausages or otherl simi-l'arstufled meat casingsthe diameter of which is considerably less than that of the cylindricalcontainershown in the preceding figures. The outer dimentsionsofthecontainer 17 are proportioned 'to permit the substitution of container17 for thecylindrical container whereby the same clamping bands vwillgrip either form. lf

the .sausages are much smaller thanthe vdi?l lobed form of container isused that af'simi- Vlarly formed disc would be substitutedvffor Vthecircular disc 19. Y y

rlhe containers are filled at the meat packing plants and deliveredtotheretailervin" the vcontainer thus thoroughly protecting the contents fromcontamination, and as the j meat can always'be retained'in the containerthere is no necessity for any: direct handling ico` thereof, vthus thecontents of the containerV` is notonly always maintained in anabsolutely sanitary condition, but the -meatris also kept fresher and isprevented from becoming hard and dry.` Y

Having thus describedmy invention, what l vclaiin as new and desire tosecure, by Letters Patent of the United States is f 1. A combined meatcontainer and ejector adapted to be used as an attachment toi-a slicingmachine, comprising a base, a pair of vsaddles, carried by` said base,lathollow container mounted in said saddles, means. to clamp saidcontainer to said base,l anejector ydisc slidably niountedwithin saidcontainer,

said ejector disc provided-with means to secure the contents ofsaidcontainer thereto iioV and'meansY to rigidly .connect saidjejector'Y disc with the operatingmechanism ofthe slicing machine to. cause saidejector disc' to feed the contentsofsaid containertowards the knifeofthe slicing machine.'V

2. A combined meat container and ejector adapted to be usedfas anattachment .to VaV slicing machine comprising a base, 4a'pair of saddlescarried by said base, a hollow: container mounted in said saddles,Vineanswto clamp said container tosaid base, Van ejector disc slidablymounted v/ithin andservingjas a closure for one end of said containentheinner face of said disc provided with means to secure the contents ofthe container thereto and the outer face of said disc provided withmeans to detachably connect a feeding rod to said disc and means carriedby said base to support said feeding rod.

3. A combined neat container and ejector adapted to be used as anattachment to a slicing machine comprising a base, a pair of saddlescarried by said base, a hollovxTk container mounted in said saddles,means to clamp said container to said base, an ejector disc slidablymounted Within said container, means to secure the contents of thecontainer to the inner face-of said disc, a recess in the outer face ofthe disc adapted to rotatably receive a feeding rod and means to securesaid rod against longitudinal displacement from said recess.

4. A combined meat container and ejector adapted to be used as anattachment to a slicing machine comprising a base, a pair of saddlescarried by said base, a hollow container mounted in Vsaid saddles,adjustable quick release means to clamp said container to said base, anejector disc slidably mounted Within said container and. 'serving as aclosure for one end thereof, said disc prolvided. on its inner face withmeans to engage and hold the contents of the container, a feeding rod,means carried by said base to support said rod and theA outer facel ofsaid disc provided with means to detachably secure said feeding rodthereto.

In testimony whereof I have'aiixed my signature.

FERDINAND KRUSE.

